Thursday, 16 March 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936, relating to Kirkcaldy Corporation," presented by Mr. Colville; and ordered (under Section 7 of the...
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart: asked the Minister of Labour the number of acres of land that, have been purchased in Durham for land settlement schemes, the amount paid per acre, the number of families...
asked the Minister of Labour the total number of unemployed in the county of Fife at the last available date; and how many of these have been unemployed for three months, six months, one year,...
asked the Minister of Labour how many married women in the city of Salford have been refused unemployment insurance benefit during the last 12 months; the causes for the loss of benefit; how many...
asked the Minister of Labour when the Government intend to introduce their proposed legislation to make loan facilities more readily available for new undertakings in areas which are not...
asked the Minister of Labour under which regulation men are being summoned to the Burnley Employment Exchange merely for the purpose of answering questions as to their height and weight; and what...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will consider initiating schemes under which some of the unemployed can be absorbed for removing coal spoil heaps, especially in view of the deleterious...
Sir Nairne Stewart Sandeman: asked the Minister of Labour whether he is yet in a position to make any statement as to the establishment of a training centre for unemployed men in or near Manchester?
asked the Minister of Labour whether all applicants who are granted money to buy clothing or boots have to refund the money at so much per week; and whether this payment is stopped out of their...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will inform the House as to the number of unemployed registered at the Employment Exchange at York during January and February, 1937; the number in the...
asked the Minister of Labour the total number of insured persons in 1938, and the number of such persons who were in receipt of unemployment benefit or assistance at any time during the year 1938?
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that there is a growing tendency for employés who work for firms who adopt a five-day week to accept employment on Saturdays from multiple...
Mr. J. J. Davidson: asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed men now at Glenbranter training camp; and the number engaged on road work?
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is now in a position to state how many partially-disabled miners and miners suffering with miners nystagmus or other scheduled industrial diseases whose...
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the considerable hardship existing in certain cases under the present regulations governing dependants' allowances for children where the head of...
asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been called to the dispute between the London and Manchester Assurance Company and the Guild of Insurance Officials; and whether he will...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has now made inquiries into the proposals of the Wool Combing and Spinning Company, Mossley, Lancashire, to extend the hours of labour of some of their...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will request the International Labour Office to publish the terms of the letter of appreciation and good will addressed by the Government of the United...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will arrange with the London County Council for temporary general labourers in the Parks Department, who usually get paid holidays at Easter if they have...
Mr. Edmund Harvey: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what representations the Board has received from teachers and members of local education authorities in relation to...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will make an attempt to provide a uniform standard of allowances for secondary school pupils, in view of the variations at...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education when the Departmental Committee that has been negotiating with the representatives of local authorities on the question of grant will...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education how many borough councils, county borough councils, and county councils, respectively, are supplying free solid meals to school children?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what percentage of children attending elementary schools under the authority of the Lancashire, Derbyshire, Durham and Glamorgan County...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education to what extent the recommendations of the Departmental Committee on Private Schools have been carried into effect by administrative...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he is aware that, at the public inquiry held in November, 1938, at
Major Whiteley: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what is the total number of employés released during working hours for instruction in technical, commercial, or...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what steps he proposes to take to meet the present shortage of fully qualified teachers for the recreative physical training classes...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has considered the case presented to him by the deputation representing the Trades Union Congress that the time has arrived for the restoration of the pre-1926...
asked the Prime Minister whether any member of the Committee of Imperial Defence will attend the Conference on Imperial De fence in the Pacific which is to be held in New Zealand?
asked the Minister of Health whether he will consult with the medical authorities, with a view to establishing two grades of State-registered nurses, as the present examination tests for nurses...
asked the Minister of Health on what grounds the South Westmorland Rural Council have condemned as unfit for human consumption water from a well in the village of Sedgwick; and what steps this...
asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the danger of infection to the public by the use of impure milk, he will take the necessary steps to see that pasteurised milk will be available...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the tuberculosis rate among employés in the licensed victualling trade is very high; and whether he will arrange for an investigation...
asked the Minister of Health whether the reports of the surveys on housing and public health made by his inspectors in Wales, correspond with the report recently published on the incidence of...
asked the Minister of Health whether he has been acquainted with the terms of a resolution unanimously adopted by the joint advisory committee of the National Union of Teachers and the...
asked the Minister of Health the results of the billeting survey in the borough of Cheltenham and the urban district of Charlton King's in the county of Gloucester?
asked the Minister of Health whether he will consider the appointment of a Departmental committee to consider and report on the advisability of making available dental and ophthalmic treatment to...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the Croydon Corporation have resolved to ask Parliament for relief from the provisions of the Public Authorities Protection Act; and will he...
asked the Minister of Health the number of housing estates, houses, and community centres, respectively, built by the Liverpool Corporation since 1931?
asked the Minister of Health what progress has been made in the provision of houses by local authorities in Carmarthenshire, following upon the recommendations made by his officers after their...
asked the Minister of Health whether in view of the confusion existing on the question of permitting poultry-keeping in private gardens and council housing estates and in view of the high...
asked the Minister of Health whether he has considered the copy of a resolution passed by the Middlesbrough Town Council with regard to the number of old age pensioners on public assistance, and...
asked the Minister of Health what the functions of district nurses are to be in an emergency; and whether they will be called upon to undertake any extra duties beside their normal work?
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware of the pressure being exercised by Johanna Wolf, social organiser of the German Workers' Front, on Germans in this country...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is now in a position to state what action he proposes to take to deal with the injustices arising from the operation of the three years' rule under the Various...
asked the Home Secretary what is the average number of electors per Member of Parliament in Great Britain; in how many single-Member constituencies does the number of electors exceed this average...
asked the Home Secretary how many Parliamentary divisions in Great Britain have a boundary which overlaps, or is overlapped by, a local government boundary?
asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that several coroners are 90 years of age; and whether he will consider, in the public interest, some means of encouraging them to end a career of...
asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to the recent case of murder where the murderer, now proved to be of unsound mind, had already been sentenced for various other...
asked the Home Secretary what is the number of proceedings instituted by the police for exceeding the 20 miles per hour speed limit in the thoroughfares known as East Carriage Road, Hyde Park,...
Major Mills: asked the Home Secretary whether he will cause inquiry to be made into the present-day appropriateness of some aspects of the jury system, with particular reference to the...
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he can now make a statement on the policy to be adopted with regard to the provision of adequate air-raid protection in and around works, offices, factories,...
(by Private Notice) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will take immediate steps to prevent the large gold reserve held in London by the Czecho-Slovak National Bank being handed...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he has any further statement to make on the situation in South-Eastern Europe?
"to amend the law relating to the disqualification for membership of county, town and district councils in Scotland, and to make provision with regard to the disability of members of such...
"to make provision for the better organisation of the cotton industry and certain industries related thereto; and for purposes connected with the matter afore said," presented by Mr. Stanley; sup...
"to make it unlawful to have possession of any animal trained or prepared for use in fighting or baiting or of any instrument or appliance designed or adapted for use in connection with the...
Will the Prime Minister state what will be the business next week?
That they have agreed to—
Read the First time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Reported, without Amendment, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills; to be read the Third time To-morrow.
Reported, without Amendment, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills; to be read the Third time To-morrow.
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills (with Report on the Bill).
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills.
Mr. SHAKESPEARE'S STATEMENT.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That 133,000 Officers, Seamen, Boys and Royal Marines be employed for the Sea Service, together with 976 for the Royal Marine Police, borne on the books of His...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £17,540,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Wages, &c, of Officers and Men of the Royal Navy and...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £2,265,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Works, Buildings and Repairs at Home and Abroad, including the cost of Superintendence,...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £5,323,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Victualling and Clothing for the Navy, including the cost of Victualling Establishments at...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £597,500, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Medical Services, including the cost of Medical Establishments at Home and Abroad, which...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £3,516,800, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of various Miscellaneous Effective Services, which will come in course of payment during the...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £3,008,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine)—Officers, which will come in course of...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £5,662,400, Lie granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Non-Effective Services (Naval and Marine)—Men, which will come in course of payment...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £1,379,600, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Civil Superannuation, and other Non-Effective Annual Allowances, Additional Allowances and...
Resolved, That an additional number, not exceeding 27,500 Officers, Seamen, Boys and Royal Marines, be employed for the Sea Service, borne on the books of His Majesty's Ships, at the Royal Marine...
[Sir DENNIS HERBERT in the Chair.]
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